Contactivity - Cross-media solutions
Services
Cross-media publication: ICT Update
Cross-media publication: ICT Update
ICT Update, a magazine with an associated website and e-mail newsletter, is published six times a year, in both English and French. ICT Update focuses on ICTs and other new technologies for development and is widely distributed for free among professionals and policy makers in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
» ICT Update website| Year | 2003 - ongoing (2013) |
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| Elements | CD-ROM, DVD , e-newsletter , e-reader , integration third-party applications , magazine (online) , magazine (print) , mobile website , search engine optimization , web 2.0 , website |
| Services | content creation, web research , design and layout (print) , English-language editing , publishing services , web and server maintenance , web 2.0 and web 3.0 , websites, portals, webshops |
Multi-author book: Involving Communities
Multi-author book: Involving Communities
This guide to the Negotiated Approach in integrated water resources management addresses the immediate water needs we are facing. The book, published in 2011, envisages the meaningful and long-term participation of communities in all aspects of managing the water on which their lives depend. Editors: Rob Koudstaal, Christa Nooy and Vijay Paranjpye. ISBN: 978 90 77648 11 7.
| Year | 2011 |
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| Elements | book (multi-author) |
| Services | design and layout (print) , English-language editing , printing |
Portal: NOREF
Portal: NOREF
Contactivity helped NOREF with the conceptualization of its new website, facilitated the graphic design and built the actual website.
» NOREF website| Year | 2011 |
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| Elements | custom-made applications , integration third-party applications , web 2.0 , website |
| Services | design and look & feel (online) , project management , open source software , web and server maintenance , web 2.0 and web 3.0 , websites, portals, webshops |
Single-issue magazine: Synergy
Single-issue magazine: Synergy
A one-off magazine highlighting the many and varied stories of what happens when fundamental and applied research meet tangible social needs in developing countries. The editorial management of this publication was in the hands of WiW (Wereld in Woorden), Haarlem, the Netherlands.
| Year | 2011 |
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| Elements | magazine (print) |
| Services | design and layout (print) , English-language editing , printing |
Web platform with web 2.0 and community features: Hivos
Web platform with web 2.0 and community features: Hivos
The Hivos website makes extensive use of social media tools developed by Contactivity. The custom-made adds-on include user profiles, blogs, notifications and (social) bookmarking, personalized homepages, integration with YouTube and Flickr, a function to import and invite new users, jabber integration for site reports via a chat client. The site also features a payment gateway extension to allow Dutch users to make their donations via the Dutch banking system iDEAL. Contactivity continues to help Hivos expand this website's functionality and maintain the content management system.
» Hivos website| Year | 2006 - present |
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| Elements | custom-made applications , e-newsletter , forum , integration third-party applications , online community , personalized spaces , portal , search engine optimization , social media integration , web 2.0 , web shop |
| Services | web and server maintenance , web 2.0 and web 3.0 , websites, portals, webshops |